Siege of Ypres

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Duchy_of_Flanders
gptkb:Louis_de_Bourbon,_Prince_of_Condé
gptkbp:aftermath Development of gas masks
Changes in military tactics
Increased use of chemical weapons
gptkbp:casualties Estimated 280,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:cultural_impact Inspiration for literature
Inspiration for film
Inspiration for art
gptkbp:end_date May 1915
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Third_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkbp:historical_significance Symbol of the horrors of war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Ypres
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Tyne_Cot_Cemetery
gptkb:Ypres_Salient_Memorial
gptkb:Menin_Gate_Memorial
gptkb:Ypres_1914-1918
Historical reenactments
Annual remembrance events
gptkbp:launch_date April 1915
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ypres,_Belgium
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_John_French
gptkb:General_Sir_Herbert_Plumer
gptkb:General_von_Fabeck
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance gptkb:First_large-scale_use_of_poison_gas
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Ypres Salient
gptkbp:tactics Trench warfare
Artillery bombardment
Gas attacks
gptkbp:technology gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:tank
gptkb:battle
Radio communication
Communication equipment
Machine guns
Transport vehicles
Medical advancements
Operational planning
Bunkers
Artillery pieces
Barricades
Transportation networks
Ambulance services
Naval support
Supply routes
Field hospitals
Logistics and supply chains
Camouflage techniques
Logistical planning
Aerial reconnaissance
Field fortifications
Supply depots
Poison gas
Field kitchens
Medical evacuation techniques
Observation posts
Chemical warfare research
Sniper positions
Trench systems